Desmond Mpilo Tutu was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984. In
1986 he was elected archbishop of Cape Town, the highest position
in the Anglican Church in South Africa. In 1994, after the end of
apartheid and the election of Nelson Mandela, Tutu was appointed as
chair of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission to
investigate apartheid-era crimes. His policy of forgiveness and
reconciliation has become an international example of conflict
resolution and a trusted method of postconflict reconstruction. He
is currently the chair of The Elders, where he gives vocal defense
of human rights and campaigns for the oppressed.
The Reverend Mpho A. Tutu is currently the executive director of
The Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation.
Douglas Abrams contributed to B.K.S. Iyengar's Light on Life from
Rodale Books. Hakeem Kae-Kazim is a British-Nigerian actor who
classically trained at the highly regarded Bristol Old Vic and soon
after graduation was invited to join the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Hakeem's list of impressive credits includes Pirates of the
Caribbean III, Lost, Law & Order: SVU, X-Men: Wolverine, The 4th
Kind, and Darfur. Hakeem is best known for his portrayal of Georges
Rutaganda in Hotel Rwanda and as Colonel Dubaku in the hit
television series 24. His distinctive voice has also been shared in
many popular video games including Halo, Call of Duty, and The
Bourne Conspiracy. He is married with three children.
Yetide Badaki is a Nigerian-born actress who has been seen
performing all around the world. Better known as the goddess
Bilquis on the Starz series American Gods, her other television
credits include ABC's Lost, the Fox show Touch, and Criminal Minds
on CBS.
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